But when Us Weekly caught up with Maks, 33, at his brother Val Chmerkovskiy's launch of Valentin Clothing at Philippe in Beverly Hills on thursday Oc. 17, Maksim finally broke his silence about his mysterious connection with the famed swimsuit model and cover girl.

"She's an amazing person," Maksim gushed to Us. "We have an incredible time together, and, you know, I definitely didn’t see that coming and I think neither did she. We enjoy each other's company very much and like I said, she's a great girl that I never thought anything romantic like this could have happened."